SXMac AlternativesText Editors & Note-taking Tools like SXMac

SXMac is described as 'Light, notes like app that can be used as a rich text editor, markdown editor and preview, code editor with more than 100 supported languages. If you need specific files or anything else in one place' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SXMac for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best SXMac alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Marknote. Other great apps like SXMac are MarkFlowy, Notepack, Hemingway Editor and ReText.

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  1. Typora icon

    Typora

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    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file management with tree and articles panels, and content organization through an outline panel.

    174 Typora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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    • Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SXMac.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to SXMac.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietarySXMac is Free and Open Source
    • Typora is MinimalisticSXMac is not according to our users
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    ghostwriter

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    ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    136 ghostwriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SXMac.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceSXMac is also Free and Open Source
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    Marknote

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    Marknote lets you create rich text notes and easily organise them into notebooks. You can personalise your notebooks by choosing an icon and accent color for each one, making it easy to distinguish between them and keep your notes at your fingertips.

    97 Marknote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Typora

    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file manag...

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    Notepack

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    Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Markdown support
     
  8. Hemingway Editor icon

    Hemingway Editor

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    Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

    138 Hemingway Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Hemingway Editor is the most popular Web-based alternative to SXMac.

    • Hemingway Editor is Paid and ProprietarySXMac is Free and Open Source
  10. ReText icon

    ReText

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    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    77 ReText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Norka

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    Imagine a hassle-free text-writing experience. Don't worry about saving files, complex markup, or accidentally deleted notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • elementary OS
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    MacDown

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    MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.

    55 MacDown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    What it looks like
     
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    Haroopad

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    Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents. You can author various formats of documents such as blog article, slide, presentation, report, and e-mail as if experts did.

    104 Haroopad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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